{"product_id":"cupressus-torulosa-topiary-square","title":"Bhutan Cypress (Topiary Square) - Cupressus torulosa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBhutan Cypress (Topiary Square) - Cupressus torulosa\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA clipped square is topiary at its most architectural: flat faces, hard corners and a level top, so the plant behaves like a block of built form rather than a shrub. Trained from \u003cem\u003eCupressus torulosa\u003c\/em\u003e, it takes advantage of foliage fine enough to hold a true edge and a growth rate steady enough that the corners are not lost a month after clipping. In a contemporary garden of rendered walls and clean lines, a squared cypress does what a rounded topiary cannot: it repeats the geometry of the building.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy the Square Form\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHard Geometry\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flat clipped faces and true corners align with modern architecture in a way that curves do not.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eModular Repetition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Several squares in a line or a grid create a strong, deliberately artificial rhythm.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFine Texture\u003c\/strong\u003e: Small scale foliage holds an edge cleanly, which is what makes sharp corners possible on a conifer.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSite Tolerance\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hot courtyards, reflected heat, poor soil and frost are all handled without the form deteriorating.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePredictable Upkeep\u003c\/strong\u003e: Two clips a year with a string line and a hedge trimmer keeps the block true.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContemporary Courtyard\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set against a rendered or board formed wall as a green counterpart to the built form.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrid Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated on a regular grid in gravel or paving cut outs for a strongly formal effect.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEntry Framing\u003c\/strong\u003e: Blocks either side of a wide entry give weight and symmetry that a slim cone cannot.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Square Planters\u003c\/strong\u003e: The clipped block and a square pot together read as a single deliberate object.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 to 1.5m if the blocks are eventually to merge into a solid clipped wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m to keep clear air between each block.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Autumn or spring.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Any free draining soil, including shallow, stony and alkaline. Standing water will kill it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week over the first summer and weekly through the second, keeping water off the clipped faces to avoid foliage disease. Clip in dry weather only in late spring and late summer, since cuts made in wet conditions are the main entry point for cypress canker.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 to 2.2m as maintained topiary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 to 1.2m across each face\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Evergreen conifer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Himalaya, including Bhutan, Nepal, northern India and south west China\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Insignificant\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795371917598,"sku":"ND-0594-500MM","price":2475.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/R48axd5vBv51LZ1sB0CJi_lHBhkisq.jpg?v=1787314449","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/cupressus-torulosa-topiary-square","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}